| Welcome to the Montgomery County Journal |
| A bit of History |
| Montgomery County was taken from the territorial county of Saint Charles, lying north of the Missouri River and of the original county of Saint Louis. The territorial census of Saint Charles County included all of the inhabitants within the boundaries the present day Montgomery and Callaway Counties. These names had disappeared from the 1819 territorial census, by virture of the division of the counties. Montgomery County was formed December 14, 1818 and then Callaway County was taken from Montgomery November 25th, 1820 |
| This page was last updated January 17, 2004- owned and maintained by Betty Brooks- American History and Genealogy Project.{AHGP] This page is alway under construction . |
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| Montgomery County was named after General Richard Montgomery of Revolutionary War fame. The first county seat in 1819 was Pinckney, located on the Missouri River, the second was Lewiston in 1824, and the third was located at Danville after the separation of Warren County from Montgomery County in 1834. Final and last was Montgomery City. |
| This map and information was obtained from the University Extension University of Missouri Columbia, "Missouri Courthouses-Montgomery County and used with permission. For more detailed information , and dates, please visit their website, by clicking on University Extension above. |
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| Picture on left side bar is Upper Loutre River, Montgomery County in the fall of 1999- Courtesy of and copyrighted to Jo Reagan |
| Want to help with Montgomery County information to be posted here? I need transcribers of cemeteries, county records, all things pertinent to Montgomery County. Please contact me |
| Without the generosity and assistance of my cousin Bessie Sailor Weeks, JoAnne Reagan, Nancy L. Stuart, Debra Cole and other contributors and helpers, this website would not be possible. Thanks to you all. - Copyright applies to ALL pages for all submitters. Please respect their rights. |
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Check the Cemetery listings-several new ones added |
| Would you like to host a Missouri County or Topic for American History and Genealogy Project- please contact me- I am the state cordinator for Missouri |
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